From: Jonathan Fairbanks, "American Antiques in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bybee," Antiques 93 (January 1968): 77
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Object numberRIF2823 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 28 in. (71.12 cm) Diameter of top: 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm) |
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Date176080 |
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Current locationDallas Museum of Art |
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GeographyMade in New England, Possibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); birch (secondary) |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsNone |
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StyleQueen Anne |
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ProvenanceJohn S. Walton, New York; sold to Faith P. Bybee (19001996) and Charles L. Bybee (19001972), Houston, 1954; sold to the Dallas Museum of Art, 1985 |
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Associated namesCharles L. BybeeFaith P. Bybee John S. Walton |
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ConstructionThe legs are joined to the pedestal with sliding dovetails. Their joints were strengthened through the addition of three iron strips, which are nailed on. The cross brace into which the pedestal is joined is screwed to the top. The turned rim is integral with the top. Source: Charles L. Venable, American Furniture in the Bybee Collection (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989), 46, no. 20. |
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BibliographyJoan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, "American Antiques in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bybee, Part II," Antiques 93, no. 1 (January 1968): 77, ill.Charles L. Venable, American Furniture in the Bybee Collection (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989), 46, no. 20. |